Understanding the photochemistry of a crystalline push-pull norbornadiene photoswitch

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the photochemistry of crystalline push-pull norbornadiene photoswitches within molecular solar thermal materials.
• Analyzing light-induced reactions in crystalline materials
• Studying the energy storage and release mechanisms
• Comparing energy densities of solid-state and liquid systems
• Demonstrated effective light-induced reversible reactions
• Achieved higher energy densities in solid-state materials
• Showed improved device integration capabilities